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Colour

#7481C2

  • #7481C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#7481C2 is a blue with RGB values 116, 129, 194 and HSL 230°, 39%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#7481C2#7481C2
HEX#7481C2
RGBrgb(116, 129, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4549, 0.5059, 0.7608
RGB percentages45.5%, 50.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(230, 39%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230, 40.2%, 76.1%)
CMYK40.2%, 33.5%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,635,394
CSS custom property--colour: #7481C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23309WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#8B7E3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B88C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6582C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#5C8E99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.5Steel blue · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.6Medium purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2B574
Analogous#74A8C2, #8E74C2
Triadic#C27481, #81C274
Split complementary#C28E74, #A8C274
Tetradic#C274A8, #C2B574, #74C28E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE1F1
Lighter +20%#BBC1E1
Lighter +10%#97A1D2
Darker −10%#5161B2
Darker −20%#3F4D91
Darker −30%#303A6D
Darker −40%#20274A
More saturated +25%#5B70DB
Less saturated −25%#8D92A9

Channel breakdown

R116
G129
B194
Red116 (45.5%)
Green129 (50.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue230°
Saturation (HSL)39%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 74 · G 81 · B C2

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